PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Tax season is upon U.S. In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Indeed, tax season isn’t the only threat hitting SMBs, either.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 21, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … UBS posts fourth-quarter pre-tax profit miss, sees bumpy road ahead European ETF trading increasingly automated as Mifid II takes hold Up to 25% wiped off house prices in some of UK’s wealthiest areas North-east England will be hit hardest by no-deal Brexit, says CBI … The post Things worth (..)

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. The tax, technically known as “Tax Deducted at Source” (TDS), is sent directly to an account held by the central government.

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Credit card volume and receivables continue to grow amongst the top issuing banks for the first quarter of 2019; however, the growth rate of each has been slowing compared to prior years. Loss rates increased slightly YoY, and issuer after-tax returns are strong for those that report. Issuer scorecard ($billions)—Q1 2019.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that if they don’t pay their taxes on time, they could face consequences like a reduction in credit rating, Mozo reported on Wednesday (Feb. percent of respondents said meeting tax payments promptly would create cash flow issues in their business.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Cloud accounting software firm Xero is broadening its reach in the small business tax filing space through an acquisition of Instafile. based Instafile to integrate its cloud-based tax preparation and filing solution. The company connects accountants, bookkeepers and small businesses to tax authorities to maintain compliance.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2020

Online tax preparation service TurboTax has announced that it is rolling out a free, stimulus registration solution to assist people who are not required to file a tax return. who are not required to file taxes, and some 80 percent are eligible for a stimulus check. There are roughly 10 million people in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

IRS figures show that nearly 156 million Americans filed taxes last year, including about 89 percent (138 million) who filed electronically. This may occur for a variety of reasons, for example, if you didn’t file either a 2018 or 2019 tax return or you recently filed and the return has not been fully processed.”.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … New Zealand to target online giants with digital tax Problem gamblers are using PayPal to spend up to £150,000 a day Banks could easily stumble over Brexit and buybacks Tiger Global dumps Barclays stake in blow to Staley Russia’s Gazprombank freezes accounts of Venezuela’s … The post (..)

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Zermatt, a ski resort town of 5,400 residents in Switzerland, has decreed that cryptocurrency bitcoin can now be utilized to pay taxes and other government services, Bloomberg reported. Ransomware, tax evasion and money laundering data, however, are more than likely underestimated because of the difficulty in tracking the relevant data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Retailers that want to sell merchandise nationwide must pay attention to how each state’s tax code treats their goods. For example, products considered to be exempt medical necessities in some states might be taxed at high rates in others. 100: Minimum number of local tax codes in Alaska.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Historians and economists regularly look to tax policies to get a sense of what happened within a particular industry, society or country. No doubt the chronicles to come about the rise of the internet age and the spread of digital culture will include serious treatment of tax issues. Taxing Confusion. billion in 2022.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

France, which had vowed to start taxing Google , Apple , Facebook , and Amazon in December if the European Union failed to agree on a digital tax, now says the tax will be implemented on January 1. If the European states do not take their responsibilities on taxing the GAFA, we will do it at a national level in 2019.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

17) that he wants France to start taxing big tech giants beginning Jan. 1, 2019, according to a report. He pushed for an EU-wide digital tax for the end of 2018. He pushed for an EU-wide digital tax for the end of 2018. “We He expects the new tax revenue could be up to $565 million in 2019.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Ted Budd (NC) has reintroduced the Virtual Value Tax Fix Act, Coindesk reported. Budd noted prior to an introduction of the bill earlier in the summer that the code puts a 40 percent tax rate on transactions. Tom Emmer (MN) reintroduced the Safe Harbor for Tax Payers with Forked Assets Act of 2019 in July.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The top-10 global bank reported Tuesday that in 2019, net profit fell 53% to $6 billion, while pre-tax profits fell 33% to $13.3 […]. HSBC, a global bank with $2.7 trillion in assets, is blazing a new path for its U.S. business as it cuts $4.5 billion in costs and reallocates capital away from underperforming units.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Data Shows 41 Pct Hike In Ransomware Attacks In 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2019, companies paid on average $84,116 to get their files back from online thieves. Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019. billion in 2019, much larger than the $3 billion incurred in 2017 and 2018 combined.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Merchants must handle the sales tax compliance obligations of each locale from which they receive money if they want to sell online. The complexities of sales tax compliance affect business decisions by both sellers and marketplaces, according to Ted Hettich, chief sales officer at U.K. Deciphering obligations. he said. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

And in the wake of all those sales lies a pressing issue for merchants plying their trades online: figuring out the tax liabilities. At the same time, navigating tax policies is proving to be a complex business. tax policy at Avalara , noted that this holiday season is the second one post-Wayfair. The hard part?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Imposing state taxes on out-of-state sellers is now the new normal, she said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2020

Fourteen percent of Americans making under $40,000 a year don’t have a bank account, according to figures published by the Federal Reserve in 2019, and Venmo, Cash App and other such services are available to even those without bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Is there a better way to deal with online sales taxes ? 8 percent: Rise in number of small businesses using their FIs’ mobile banking apps between 2018 and 2019. . 8 percent: Rise in number of small businesses using their FIs’ mobile banking apps between 2018 and 2019. Will fraudsters run wild this holiday shopping season ?

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Billion in 2019). Ryan Salame, the co-CEO of FTX, said the campus could serve as a bellwether for similar crypto companies looking to take advantage of the island country’s favorable tax and regulatory frameworks. For example, the Bahamian government is planning on allowing Bahamians to pay their taxes using Sand Dollars.

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Accenture

AUGUST 20, 2019

3 After-Tax ROA of issuers that publicly report – Citigroup, Capital One, Synchrony and Discover 4 YoY = Year-over-year change versus 2Q18. Issuer scorecard ($billions)—Q2 2019. The post Q2 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. Click/tap to view larger. Click/tap to view larger.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

People took to social media to express their anger, some stating that they’ve had the same bank account for a dozen years and others complaining that their tax payments got deducted but they can’t get a deposit. If you filed last year’s or this year’s taxes we have your information.”. Just be patient, check back later,” says Garcia. “If

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Amazon Plans to Raise Fees for Companies in Wake of New Digital Tax in Spain . After Spain’s government levied a new digital tax, Amazon plans to increase fees by 3 percent starting in April for Spanish firms harnessing its platform, Reuters reported. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

9) that it plans to mail letters to approximately nine million Americans who typically don’t file federal income tax returns and may be eligible for, but failed to claim, an economic impact payment. People who aren’t required to file a tax return can quickly register on IRS.gov and still get their money this year.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That means that on the brink of 2019, it remains uncertain whether the next year will look more like the best of times or the worst of times when it comes to providing consumers and small businesses (SMBs) with access to financial services — both in and outside the traditional bank-backed channels. The Two Faces Of Consumer Credit.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 21, 2018

Deutsche Bank Falls as CFO Warns of Securities Unit Headwind Economists promote low-volatility cryptocurrency backed by dollars EU launches £4.4bn tax raid on tech giants Europe’s banks told to keep planning for full Brexit in 2019 … The post Things worth reading: 22nd March 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

and China, local Chinese vendors operating in Yiwu International Trade City are upbeat about 2019. tariffs placed on Chinese exports and a crackdown on eCommerce platforms like Amazon by the European Union to stop online vendors from evading taxes, local Chinese merchants expect cross-border sales to grow.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Cornell University tops the Coinbase 2019 Leaders in Crypto Education list, currently offering 14 classes on cryptocurrency and/or blockchain. In other news, Portugal’s Tax Authority has announced that both cryptocurrency trading and payments in crypto will not be taxed in the country.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Those interested in the benefits must have already filed a 2019 tax return and received a refund deposited directly into their Chime account. million users in 2019. Chime tested the initiative last week, offering a cash advance of up to $1,200 for 1,000 people. The bank had 3.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

That famous literary opener could apply to the mobile order-ahead (MOA) space in 2019. As city councils all over the nation get a hankering for MOA tax revenue, the category just keeps growing and evolving. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Tons of capital was raised and spent on new systems and processes.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

The measure limits independent contractors and the self-employed to borrow up to two months of their pay based on their 2019 income tax return or $15,385, whichever is less, toward forgiveness. If they can’t convince the SBA they met those requirements, borrowers have two years to repay it at a 1 percent interest rate.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Although hiring slowed in September, small businesses continue to remain optimistic and have even reported some significant benefits resulting from late-2017’s tax reform. 54 percent of SMBs say the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act positively impacted their businesses , new research from the National Federation of Independent Businesses said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The Bank of Korea dissolved a committee dedicated to cryptocurrency research in January 2019 but has since revisited the issue, the report stated. In January, PYMNTS reported that the Ministry of Economy and Finance in South Korea was considering a 20 percent tax on income generated from cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Consumers and microbusinesses now get an average of two disbursements each year, excluding tax disbursements from local, state and federal governments. 1: Instant disbursements as a percentage of all non-tax disbursements in the U.S. percent in 2019 and 9.5 Fast Fact No. are growing — but slowly. percent as of 2018.

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